[simpits-tech] XB-70?

[Marv De Beque]

The only one I know of is in the Dayton Air Force Museum.  It would be very
hard to see into the cockpit since it is way up in the air.  The bird is
huge and it sits like a crane on long legs.

DAFM had, at one time, allowed access to many of their aircraft at one time,
but the last straw was when some club of flyers came in on a private tour
and someone left with one of the instruments out of a military cockpit.
Since then they do not allow anyone into their aircraft unless it is
specifically designated as an open cockpit (they have two and one is the
F-16A trainer).
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> From: Matt Bailey <mattb@rtccom.net>
> Reply-To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
> Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 00:17:06 -0500
> To: "simpits-tech@simpits.org" <simpits-tech@simpits.org>
> Subject: [simpits-tech] XB-70?
> 
> Just curious, have any of you ever heard of anyone building an XB-70
> pit? It's crossed my mind before but is very much out of my resources
> and current skills/knowledge (I have built NO cockpit yet!) obviously
> nearly all of the parts would have to be fabricated, but at least there
> is still one plane left for getting dimensions etc.
> 
> My initial plan is a small, generic, general aviation-style single seat
> cockpit, but one of these days I'd like to make something based on a
> real plane. The XB-70 is fascinating.
> 
> -Matt Bailey
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